JAGUAR TEAMS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS:
Three Lady Jags scored in double figures as the East Gadsden girls’ basketball team warmed up for their Holiday Tournament this weekend at TCC. Deondra Harris led all scorers with 17 points but also got double figures support from Bittles and Gaymon with 10 points each. The team is now one win from double figures with a 9-3 record.

On the boys’ side, the Jaguars defeated Taylor County by a 85-36 score. Coach Michael Hunt and his team outscored Taylor County in all four quarters. The team buried six 3-pointers with Vontrell Davis hitting three of those and scoring 13 points. Bobby Dukes led the team with 16 points scoring.

MUNROE FOOTBALL PLAYERS RECOGNIZED:
Munroe senior two sport standout Myles Edwards was named a member of the North Florida Football Conference – All Conference team this past week. Edwards played both offense and defense and was a four-year starter for the Bobcats. Edwards finished the season with 56 solo tackles, 31 assisted tackles and three interceptions while playing defense. He rushed for 756, scored 14 TDs and had 253 yards receiving with two touchdowns on offense.

Edwards and three other Bobcats were named to the Northern Division of the NFFC as well. Bo Bailey, Sean Newton and Will Harris were named to that team.

NATIONAL HONOR TO LONG TIME COACH:
A local baseball coach at Aucilla Christian School received a national award in early December and I was fortunate enough to be there for it. Coach Ray Hughes, a humble soft-spoken man of tremendous character who led the Warriors baseball program for 38 years, was announced the 2014 recipient of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award, a national honor that includes all divisions of college and high school baseball coaching. Presented each year by FCA, Hughes was one of three finalists considered for the distinguished award and was the first high school winner ever. The FCA Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award will officially be presented to Hughes on Jan. 4, 2014 during the American Baseball Coaches Association Convention to be held in Dallas.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
In honor of FSU’s quarterback Jameis Winston’s Heisman Trophy win, below are a few quotes from a very quotable Winston that were published pre-season in an online article entitled “Why Jameis Winston Will Be Your New Favorite College Football Player.” Funny guy.

• "The worst thing is a rainy day with no laughs"

• "If I ever get Manziel disease, I want all of you to smack me in the head with your microphones"

• On his heavy recruitment during high school, "It helped me to grow. In the recruiting process -- you can ask any recruit -- it's just so nagging and it's on you all the time. Constantly, constantly everyone is asking you questions. But you have no choice. You can either make that go up and fill your head and you think that you're a big shot but you're really not. Because when you come to college the next year you're going to be a freshman and everyone [will treat you] like you're a freshman."

• And finally, on his love of cheeseballs when asked if he would give up a national championship for a lifetime supply of cheeseballs: "I would not, BUT I'm gonna get some cheeseballs anyway."